diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e6fc09b..6c2cf99 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 boto>=2.32.1
 paramiko>=1.13.0
 netaddr>=0.7.12
-python-ceilometerclient>=1.0.6
 python-glanceclient>=0.15.0
 python-cinderclient>=1.1.0
 python-heatclient>=0.3.0
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/telemetry/__init__.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/telemetry/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/telemetry/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/telemetry/test_ceilometer.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/telemetry/test_ceilometer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b5e570b..0000000
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/telemetry/test_ceilometer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-from oslo_log import log as logging
-
-from tempest import cli
-from tempest import config
-from tempest import test
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest(cli.ClientTestBase):
-    """Basic, read-only tests for Ceilometer CLI client.
-
-    Checks return values and output of read-only commands.
-    These tests do not presume any content, nor do they create
-    their own. They only verify the structure of output if present.
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        if (not CONF.service_available.ceilometer):
-            msg = ("Skipping all Ceilometer cli tests because it is "
-                   "not available")
-            raise cls.skipException(msg)
-        super(SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest, cls).resource_setup()
-
-    def ceilometer(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.clients.ceilometer(
-            *args, endpoint_type=CONF.telemetry.endpoint_type, **kwargs)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('ab717d43-a9c4-4dcf-bad8-c4777933a970')
-    def test_ceilometer_meter_list(self):
-        self.ceilometer('meter-list')
-
-    @test.attr(type='slow')
-    @test.idempotent_id('fe2e52a4-a99b-426e-a52d-d0bde50f3e4c')
-    def test_ceilometer_resource_list(self):
-        self.ceilometer('resource-list')
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('eede695c-f3bf-449f-a420-02f3cc426d52')
-    def test_ceilometermeter_alarm_list(self):
-        self.ceilometer('alarm-list')
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('0586bcc4-8e35-415f-8f23-77b590042684')
-    def test_ceilometer_version(self):
-        self.ceilometer('', flags='--version')